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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   brutalize

   • IPA[ˈbro͞odlˌīz]

   美式

   • v.
     attack (someone) in a savage and violent way；desensitize (someone) to the pain or suffering of others by exposing them to violent behavior or situations

   • verb: brutalize, 3rd person present: brutalizes, gerund or present participle: brutalizing, past tense: brutalized, past participle: brutalized

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. attack (someone) in a savage and violent way they brutalize and torture persons in their custody 同義詞 attack, abuse, assault, beat, thrash, ... 更多thump, pummel, pound, batter
   • ▪ desensitize (someone) to the pain or suffering of others by exposing them to violent behavior or situations he had been brutalized in prison and became cynical 同義詞 desensitize, dehumanize, harden, toughen, case-harden, ... 更多inure, make unfeeling, make callous, degrade
3. • 更多解釋

   brutalize

   • IPA[ˈbruːtəlʌɪz]

   英式

   • v.
     make (someone) cruel, violent, or insensitive to the pain of others by repeated exposure to ... he had been brutalized in prison and become cynical

   Oxford Dictionary